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Caltech

British  
/ ˈkælˌtɛk /

noun

  1. the California Institute of Technology

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Perez, an ambitious programmer who leads his school’s competitive robotics team, intends to apply to 22 colleges, including Stanford University, Caltech and a handful of UCs and CSUs.

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Elite universities such as Harvard and Caltech take as few as 1 applicant in 33.

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Among the group's standout researchers, Lillian Hughes, who recently completed her Ph.D. and is heading to Caltech for postdoctoral work, made a major breakthrough in this field.

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Following his DNA triumph, Watson spent two years at Caltech before joining the faculty at Harvard University.

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"The energetics show this object is very far away and very bright," says study lead author Matthew Graham, research professor of astronomy at Caltech and project scientist for ZTF.

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